by Rev. Jared Melius In the face of numerous adjustments to our lectionaries over the past generation, our churches still encounter one very important passage nearly every January—the account of Jesus as a young boy in the temple (Luke 2:41–52). This is a blessing. Aside from various accounts of our Lord’s passion and crucifixion, not […]
by Rev. Dr. Greg Wismar Open to me the gates of righteousness.” Those words from Ps. 118:19 are deeply meaningful to our experience of the entire Christian year. Our life together in the year of the Church centers on Easter Sunday, the day of the Resurrection of our Lord. Each year, the last section of
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by Rev. Dr. David P. Scaer Polls taken in October show church members are less informed about religion than the non-churched, but we Americans are more often in church than Europeans. Since we are religious, we should engage in talking about what we believe, but where do we start? Beginning with God is an obvious
Jesus: Beginning the Conversation Read More »
Often times, it’s easy for those of us who are lifelong Lutherans to take aspects of our church life for granted. But for a new Lutheran, joining a church that confesses Christ’s bodily presence in the Lord’s Supper is comforting, reassuring, and just plain exciting!
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This month, Pastor Harrison offers some practical and hopeful ways for the church to begin to move forward in Christ-centered unity. For more on pastors preaching the Gospel, congregations showing mercy to their neighbors, and the church living together under Christ’s forgiveness, read on.
Witness, Mercy, Life Together: A Threefold Key to Our Future Read More »
Learn how you as a Lutheran parent can pass the faith on to your children.
Designing the Ultimate Stroller Read More »
Join with Lutherans to eliminate malaria deaths in Africa.
Lutheran Malaria Initiative Read More »
How can we as Lutherans live in but not succumb to the culture?
Lutherans and Culture Read More »
See how Rev. Glenn Merritt is still helping Haiti recover.
10 Minutes with…Rev. Glenn Merritt Read More »
Read how Christ leads the Church in living and working together.
Witness, Mercy, Life Together. Read More »
This issue of The Lutheran Witness may be difficult to read: Exploring the topic of sin hits close to home.
Lutheran Witness: January 2011 Read More »
This issue of The Lutheran Witness may be difficult to read: Exploring the topic of sin hits close to home.
Lutheran Witness: December 2010 Read More »